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i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities just trying to avoid the problem he has. he is trying to raise taxes which slows economic growth. the tax issue is a very powerful issue going back to the revolution and civil war. the tax issue is important. >> the number of people who lost their bids for either election or reelection that signed the pledge,, what does it say about the political potency of the pledge and whether it will matters? >> the majority of the sitting members have taken the pledge. our republican candidates ran on the pledge and lost by two points by an incumbent. incumbents are supposed to raise their votes. reagan doubled his. clinton doubled his. bush increased his. i was very happy with the number. not every republican not to win, but most took the pledge. to people who took the pledge and broke it either cannot run again or were defeated in the last election. we played a role in focusing on that. we do want to argue if you promise you we're not going to raise taxes and you do, i am sure people in your district is aware that he made the commitme
i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities just trying to avoid the problem he has. he is trying to raise taxes which slows economic growth. the tax issue is a very powerful issue going back to the revolution and civil war. the tax issue is important. >> the number of people who lost their bids for either election or reelection that signed the pledge,, what does it say about the political potency of the pledge and whether it will matters? >> the majority of the sitting...
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. >> as washington likes are against this grover norquist. they are noted for the anti-tax plans. our panel of journalists, steven sloan from politico and russell berman from "the hill" >> thank you for being here. i want to talk about your interpretation of the election and what it means for the direction of tax policy. >> we had a split decision appeared the president won by two points. he won by 7.2 years ago against a war hero. he and 9 million fewer votes. he is a lame duck now. he said he was interested in raising taxes a year from now on anyone. his physician from four years ago was that they would not raise taxes on anyone. he was very clear and no taxes if you made less than $250,000. this year august 8, he started with a new framework. my plan is that i will not raise taxes on anyone who earns less than $250,000 a year. his only promising -- he is only promising not to raise income taxes. this is not include energy taxes. is only promising to protect income taxes for one year. at the end of the year, he has promised the middle-class nothing. you have one guy says he will
. >> as washington likes are against this grover norquist. they are noted for the anti-tax plans. our panel of journalists, steven sloan from politico and russell berman from "the hill" >> thank you for being here. i want to talk about your interpretation of the election and what it means for the direction of tax policy. >> we had a split decision appeared the president won by two points. he won by 7.2 years ago against a war hero. he and 9 million fewer votes. he is...
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you know who it is, it's grover norquist. nearly every republican in congress has signed grover's pledge. mitch mcconnell signed it, mitt romney has signed it, and he's sticking to it. mitt romney. >> harry reid yesterday, along with a group of his colleagues on the senate democratic side expressing their concern reaction to grower -- grover norquist on capitol hill. let's look at a list of nonsigners. these are the nonpledge signers in the house. new york, richard siner -- host: okay. that's current situation in the congress. grover norquist is talking about how many people running have signed. we'll show you that later. would you take an anti-tax pledge if you were coming to town with all of the discussion and the debate about the economy, budget deficit, and the like, tell us why, yes or no. let's begin with jacksonville, florida. stuart, independent, you are on the air. caller: no, i would not sign -- i'm sorry, can you hear me? host: yes, we can. caller: i would not sign the pledge. these politics -- the senate and the w
you know who it is, it's grover norquist. nearly every republican in congress has signed grover's pledge. mitch mcconnell signed it, mitt romney has signed it, and he's sticking to it. mitt romney. >> harry reid yesterday, along with a group of his colleagues on the senate democratic side expressing their concern reaction to grower -- grover norquist on capitol hill. let's look at a list of nonsigners. these are the nonpledge signers in the house. new york, richard siner -- host: okay....
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host: grover norquist. guest: you should not come to washington unprepared and think they are going to ask you questions about budgeting which i think jeb bush thought they were going to ask him about. he embarrassed himself by misspeaking. he was quoting harry reid's analysis. the taxpayer protection pledge was created about 25 years ago in order to make it possible for a candidate to say to the american people i am not going to raise your taxes and do it in a way that is believable. for thousands of years, candidates have been running for office asking for power and promising not to raise taxes. they tend to break their word once they get elected. by having it in writing, the pledge is a simple commitment. the pledge is to the american people, the people of your state. rick scott, the successful governor of florida, signed the pledge to the people of florida. not to me or the americans for tax reform. the pledge is a simple commitment to the people of the united states or florida that when i run into a pr
host: grover norquist. guest: you should not come to washington unprepared and think they are going to ask you questions about budgeting which i think jeb bush thought they were going to ask him about. he embarrassed himself by misspeaking. he was quoting harry reid's analysis. the taxpayer protection pledge was created about 25 years ago in order to make it possible for a candidate to say to the american people i am not going to raise your taxes and do it in a way that is believable. for...
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be distancing themselves from the pledge for no tax increases from grover norquist. do you see any movement in the republican party on the issue of whether you call it taxes or revenues? that's going to play a big role at the end of the year. are the republicans now willing to reconsider increased revenues as a part of a broader deal? >> i do not think the american people are interested in increasing taxes on the american people or businesses to chase ever-increasing spending. it does not make any sense at all. the fact of the matter is that the tax policy, the spending policy, in this town are driving this country to bankruptcy. we've got a $15 trillion debt right now. this president has amassed $1 trillion plus deficit each of the last four years. you look at his plan for america, it continues to increase. he cannot continue that. we passed a budget -- twice now -- that would get us on a path to balancing the budget and paying off our debt. we did sell a closing the loopholes. many of the loopholes we believe are appropriate to end by bringing down the rates of tax
be distancing themselves from the pledge for no tax increases from grover norquist. do you see any movement in the republican party on the issue of whether you call it taxes or revenues? that's going to play a big role at the end of the year. are the republicans now willing to reconsider increased revenues as a part of a broader deal? >> i do not think the american people are interested in increasing taxes on the american people or businesses to chase ever-increasing spending. it does not...
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grover norquist coming up 7:45 eastern time. more headlines coming out of rick santorum's appearances yesterday. "i'm a proud culture warriors" -- "candidate attacks obama on prenatal testing and other issues while bowling to keep espousing social views." "santorum looks for primary support. sharp criticism of the time the costs and stories of his anti- abortion advocacy. it has a right up on this as well. rick santorum questioning the legitimacy of state-run public education systems suggesting that president obama's agenda sprang from a "phony theology." he said the idea of schools run by the federal government or state government was anachronistic. he did not say public schools were a bad idea, and he said that there was a role for government help in education. that was the latest in a series of commons by the former pennsylvania senator retired in the polls in the critical ohio and michigan contest, suggesting he faces a dim view of public schooling. he and his wife home school their children. for the first 150 years, most pr
grover norquist coming up 7:45 eastern time. more headlines coming out of rick santorum's appearances yesterday. "i'm a proud culture warriors" -- "candidate attacks obama on prenatal testing and other issues while bowling to keep espousing social views." "santorum looks for primary support. sharp criticism of the time the costs and stories of his anti- abortion advocacy. it has a right up on this as well. rick santorum questioning the legitimacy of state-run public...
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host: grover norquist, he is our guest. you can watch the full 30 minutes interview at 10:00 eastern time and 6:00 -- it three of those -- 3:00 for those on the west coast. it took a couple of days for the official tally to come from the sunshine state. this from "the chicago tribune." tens of thousands of schoolchildren are missing so many days of class, their educations are in peril. little is being done to get them back in school. back to your calls. is the tax pledge still relevant? caller: good morning. i think the tax cut pledge his treasonous and should be a violation of the oath of office for all of these people who are in office and ran for office. the other thing is that there was a debate between david stockman and daniel patrick moynihan 30 years ago about saying there was a deliberate attempt to bankrupt the country so that democratic leaders could never afford social programs. that is what the tax cut pledge to me seems to be about. host: thank you for the call. the other key player during the negotiations is
host: grover norquist, he is our guest. you can watch the full 30 minutes interview at 10:00 eastern time and 6:00 -- it three of those -- 3:00 for those on the west coast. it took a couple of days for the official tally to come from the sunshine state. this from "the chicago tribune." tens of thousands of schoolchildren are missing so many days of class, their educations are in peril. little is being done to get them back in school. back to your calls. is the tax pledge still...
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next is grover norquist. we want to put the numbers up on the screen so you can have your chance to talk with mr. norquist. mr. norquist will be out here in just a minute so you can go ahead and start dialing your phones now. first, in the new york times, this article showing senator joe lieberman. he made his farewell speech yesterday. [video clip] >> barriers of discrimination and bigotry that a few decades ago seemed removable. doors of opportunity have been opened wider for all americans regardless of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. during my time here in washington we have had our first female secretary of state nominated and confirmed, and our first african-american president elected and reelected. it will forever remain one of my deepest honors, thanks to vice president al gore, i was given the opportunity to be the first jewish american nominated by a major political party for national office. and, incidentally, thanks to the american people, grateful to have
next is grover norquist. we want to put the numbers up on the screen so you can have your chance to talk with mr. norquist. mr. norquist will be out here in just a minute so you can go ahead and start dialing your phones now. first, in the new york times, this article showing senator joe lieberman. he made his farewell speech yesterday. [video clip] >> barriers of discrimination and bigotry that a few decades ago seemed removable. doors of opportunity have been opened wider for all...
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let's listen to what grover norquist had to say. [video clip] >> the commitment he made to the people of georgia was not to me. it was a commitment to the people of georgia that he would go to washington to reduce government spending and to reform government and not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser so we don't have to reform government, need to have that conversation with the people of georgia. he talks about my plan to increase debt, the only plan i think i supported is the paul ryan deal, which reduces the deficit, pays down the debt, does not raise taxes, and it is a written plan that senator chambliss actually voted for. so i think they caught him on a tv station and he said something scraps that did not make sense. >> have you thought about changing the pledged in any way? >> again, i cannot change the pledge, because t it is,o me. it is not like people are promising this to me. >> it was your group. everybody associates the pledge with new. but that is very kind of them. republicans and de
let's listen to what grover norquist had to say. [video clip] >> the commitment he made to the people of georgia was not to me. it was a commitment to the people of georgia that he would go to washington to reduce government spending and to reform government and not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser so we don't have to reform government, need to have that conversation with the people of georgia. he talks about my plan to increase debt, the only plan i...
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grover norquist says that no tax increases under any circumstances. warren buffett says, the wealthy in this country can pay more and they should pay more. indeed, balancing the budget is a way for more economic growth down the line. who knows more about the american economy, grover norquist or warren buffett? >> who knows more about tax policy? the right course for america is not raise taxes on americans. i understand that president obama and people of his political persuasion will like to take more money from the american people, and they want to do that to continue to grow government. and the answer for america is cannot grow government, it is to shrink government. we have been going over the last 40 years, government grows faster than the economy relative to inflation. that is why i have a plan that reduces government spending. i cut programs, all series of programs, and the number one cut is obamacare, that size is $95 billion a year. return the state's whole series of programs, and said how much goes to them, and with regard to entitlement, i do
grover norquist says that no tax increases under any circumstances. warren buffett says, the wealthy in this country can pay more and they should pay more. indeed, balancing the budget is a way for more economic growth down the line. who knows more about the american economy, grover norquist or warren buffett? >> who knows more about tax policy? the right course for america is not raise taxes on americans. i understand that president obama and people of his political persuasion will like...
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grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. people who are following us on twitter, just tweeted, we'll take your questions. we want to thank the bank of america for supporting these series. the forum is about issues that matter most in washington. last week, how the obama campaign won and today we will talk about very important issue for conservatives and republicans, the path forward for them and their party. we appreciate bank of america's partnership including at both of the conventions. and we are going to bring you into the conversation. you got cards. we would love to take your questions and also be getting questions as they call it on "morning joe"," the twitter machine. we would love to bring out grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. good morning, grover. [applause] >> you don't have your bag. he is attached to his bag. >> they told me it was too streamlined up here for the bag. >> thank you very much for coming out. can republicans raise taxes and not break your pledge? >> difficult. >> it's not know
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host: grover norquist got his degree from harvard. you already have the protection pledge for the 113 congress, the incoming congress next year. 219 representatives and 39 senators have signed that. a couple of them have been making some noise right now. i want to get your reaction. saxby chambliss has signed this. peter king has signed the pledge for next year for new york. speaker john boehner has also signed this as well. 16 gop members of the house have not signed for the next congress. 6 gop u.s. senators have not signed. what about saxby chambliss and peter king? guest: saxby chambliss has not voted for a tax increase, to be fair. you can criticize him for public misstating the impure thoughts, and he has not voted for it. what he has said in georgia last sunday, that he would consider reducing rates and broadening the base and taking 15% of the higher taxes and spending that, paying down the debt with it. so there would be a tax increase, a middle-class increase, after you dropped rates and broaden the base. since the modern de
host: grover norquist got his degree from harvard. you already have the protection pledge for the 113 congress, the incoming congress next year. 219 representatives and 39 senators have signed that. a couple of them have been making some noise right now. i want to get your reaction. saxby chambliss has signed this. peter king has signed the pledge for next year for new york. speaker john boehner has also signed this as well. 16 gop members of the house have not signed for the next congress. 6...
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they are afraid if they go against the pledge that they made to grover norquist, that grover norquist will do whatever he can to make sure these republicans lose their seats. thank you. guest: thanks for your call. i know grover norquist and consider him a friend. we don't agree on much politically, but that is washington. you don't let politics come in friends. it amuses me that he has become the person for the left like george soros has been for the right. grover norquist is a symbol. why do people listened to him? because he raises money. if you go out and raise money for your particular party or candidate or cause, people will give you a brand new respect as well. he knows how to raise money and is a very good -- very good at -- icity and raising its co promoting his cause. so that gives you assert amount of clout and influence with powerful people who depend on campaign donations. the fact is it is not grover norquist. there is an obligation that conservatives have -- that republicans have to take care of the folks who sent them, just like democrats are beholden sometimes organiz
they are afraid if they go against the pledge that they made to grover norquist, that grover norquist will do whatever he can to make sure these republicans lose their seats. thank you. guest: thanks for your call. i know grover norquist and consider him a friend. we don't agree on much politically, but that is washington. you don't let politics come in friends. it amuses me that he has become the person for the left like george soros has been for the right. grover norquist is a symbol. why do...
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i didn't -- caller: i talk about grover norquist. all the republicans, they signed this pledge to him, who is he? he's nothing but a lobbyist. host: all right, paul in elizabethtown, kentucky. your thoughts about grover norquist and the pledge that he asked folks in congress to sign, about not raising taxes. guest: well, i mean, i think that he, you know, is right there with me, that, you know, at some point we have to cut the spending. you know, why are we talking about taxing more, you know, individuals, americans that are citizens? closingt we talk about some of these corporate tax loopholes so that these big corporations will pay taxes? that would generate some revenue. there are other ways to generate revenue, but when all you do is go out there and talk about raising taxes on the rich, number one, it's creating this class warfare, and it's going to affect the business community, the small businesses. and so i think we need to do a better job at educating people on how the economy works. i mean, i'm learning stuff every day. i'm
i didn't -- caller: i talk about grover norquist. all the republicans, they signed this pledge to him, who is he? he's nothing but a lobbyist. host: all right, paul in elizabethtown, kentucky. your thoughts about grover norquist and the pledge that he asked folks in congress to sign, about not raising taxes. guest: well, i mean, i think that he, you know, is right there with me, that, you know, at some point we have to cut the spending. you know, why are we talking about taxing more, you know,...
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as for grover norquist, getting rid of grover norquist is not as easy as you might think. he started his career with george w. bush trying to convince republicans that they should not the campaign just in wealthy suburbs, but they should be attracting ethnic voters. what propelled him into politics with this pledge is that members police said they would do something about the deficit and never did -- members always said they would do something about the deficit and never did. the defense of every tax break, and no matter what, you have even had conservative republicans like tom coburn in the senate publicly opposing that, and that is a wedge that will crack that part of the pledge. do not underestimate the appeal of something that holds congress' feet to the fire. people do not trust lawmakers and the tea party looks back on their first two years, what did they achieve? did the deficit changing any significant way? did the debt picture change, in the answer is no. that will lend more support to ideas like grover norquist. whenever we do we have to hold their feet to the fi
as for grover norquist, getting rid of grover norquist is not as easy as you might think. he started his career with george w. bush trying to convince republicans that they should not the campaign just in wealthy suburbs, but they should be attracting ethnic voters. what propelled him into politics with this pledge is that members police said they would do something about the deficit and never did -- members always said they would do something about the deficit and never did. the defense of...
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they, and with the grover norquist pledge -- they come in with the grover norquist pledge. they raised $4 trillion. what do we get? host: why don't you bring this to a conclusion? where are you going? caller: they do not want to raise taxes. $5 trillion -- you're not going to cut that. host: anything to respond to? guest: as to the republicans, the argument that they were responding to a movement and to the will of the voters in the election. they had a mandate as a result of the voters turning the house back over to the republican party to roll back the obama administration. voters were saying enough. too much government. the massive health care bill that the democrats cannot explain. economically difficult times. they have -- the problem is that it was a divided government. it is not as though the keys were handed over to the republicans. the republicans proceeded to, rather than government or pass legislation that likely would gain the approval of the senate and the signature of the president, they passed legislation far to the right of what democrats could stomach. harr
they, and with the grover norquist pledge -- they come in with the grover norquist pledge. they raised $4 trillion. what do we get? host: why don't you bring this to a conclusion? where are you going? caller: they do not want to raise taxes. $5 trillion -- you're not going to cut that. host: anything to respond to? guest: as to the republicans, the argument that they were responding to a movement and to the will of the voters in the election. they had a mandate as a result of the voters turning...
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grover norquist discusses tax and spending negotiations. later, the possible impact of the fiscal clef on medicare. -- fiscal cliff on medicare. tomorrow, coverage on increasing home ownership and the role of government policies in reaching that goal. a conversation with ceo brian monaghan will be followed by a panel discussion at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> my inspiration was the idea, i wanted to to explain how totalitarianism happens. we know the story of the cold war. we know the documents, we have seen the archives that described the relationship between roosevelt and stalin and truman. we know the main advance from our point of view. we have read them. what i wanted to do was show from the ground up, what did it feel like to be one of the people who were subjected to this system and how did people make choices and how did they react in behavior? one of the things that has happened since 1989 is the region we used to call eastern europe has become differentiated. it is no longer -- they do not have much in common except for t
grover norquist discusses tax and spending negotiations. later, the possible impact of the fiscal clef on medicare. -- fiscal cliff on medicare. tomorrow, coverage on increasing home ownership and the role of government policies in reaching that goal. a conversation with ceo brian monaghan will be followed by a panel discussion at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> my inspiration was the idea, i wanted to to explain how totalitarianism happens. we know the story of the cold war. we...
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he did not answer the question about grover norquist. it is not just talking about middle-class taxes. he has a fast against raising taxes on hedge fund operators, who pays more than mitt romney does and most of us to. -- lower than mitt romney and most of us do. he says you cannot raise taxes on many millionaires were millionaires. the worst part is, i know the oil industry is your friend, but you can't close tax loopholes for the oil industry, or these companies that outsource jobs. you are be holden, not that your chances of going to the senate are that high, but you are be holden to so many interest groups before you even -- before the election, even. all of these people who want to keep washington going the way that it is. >> when we started this campaign, our chances of going to washington were relatively slim and we were down 17 points. the recent poll had a sorry but up one. . one reason is because there is-- up one point. one reason is because there is such a mix of people who are sick of the washington speak, to live by one set
he did not answer the question about grover norquist. it is not just talking about middle-class taxes. he has a fast against raising taxes on hedge fund operators, who pays more than mitt romney does and most of us to. -- lower than mitt romney and most of us do. he says you cannot raise taxes on many millionaires were millionaires. the worst part is, i know the oil industry is your friend, but you can't close tax loopholes for the oil industry, or these companies that outsource jobs. you are...
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grover norquist had a conflict at the last minute and will not able to join us. next we will hear from the president of the park project. , cuba. the project is a media project that works with 100 conservative organizations across the country to help us get a consistent message. what i want to tell the conservative movement is that like we have done before over the past 50 years, is to to principles. the conservative principles are those that have been mentioned several times so far this afternoon. freedom of course and a free economy and strong national security, traditional values, the rule of law, and adherence to the constitution. those are the things that the conservative movement was built on starting in nearly 50's. it is the things that keep coming back and i should tell the conservative movement that elections come and go. there was loss for all sorts of reasons. the election will be analyzed, it is being analyzed already. constantly as to why people voted the way they did and they're all sorts of reasons. it is the principles that conservatives believe
grover norquist had a conflict at the last minute and will not able to join us. next we will hear from the president of the park project. , cuba. the project is a media project that works with 100 conservative organizations across the country to help us get a consistent message. what i want to tell the conservative movement is that like we have done before over the past 50 years, is to to principles. the conservative principles are those that have been mentioned several times so far this...
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grover norquist, andy kramer, and chuck cunningham. thank you for joining us and we will be back with the next panel in a few minutes. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> what you are looking at is a live picture from columbia, south carolina, the face -- the headquarters there. we are waiting for mitt romney's arrival to talk to his supporters, in what appears to be a second place finish in the primary there. it has been called by ap, and by all the networks, even though official tally has 7% of the votes in. mr. gingrich is up 37%. mitt romney at 32%. we are waiting for mahdavi for mitt romney to ride. you are watching live coverage here on c-span. after the candidates' speeches, we will open up our phone lines for your reaction to the south carolina finish. you can right now pose a comment on c-span's twitter page or on our facebook page. [crowd chanting "romney! romney !"] >> ladies and gentleman, governor mitt romney and mrs. ann
grover norquist, andy kramer, and chuck cunningham. thank you for joining us and we will be back with the next panel in a few minutes. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> what you are looking at is a live picture from columbia, south carolina, the face -- the headquarters there. we are waiting for mitt romney's arrival to talk to his supporters, in what appears to be a second place finish...
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as for grover norquist, getting rid of grover norquist is not as easy as you might think. he started his career with george w. bush trying to convince republicans that they should not the campaign just in wealthy suburbs, but they should be attracting ethnic voters. what propelled him into politics with this pledge is that members police said they would do something about the deficit and never did -- members always said they would do something about the deficit and never did. the defense of every tax break, and no matter what, you have even had conservative republicans like tom coburn in the senate publicly opposing that, and that is a wedge that will crack that part of the pledge. do not underestimate the appeal of something that holds congress' feet to the fire. people do not trust lawmakers and the tea party looks back on their first two years, what did they achieve? did the deficit changing any significant way? did the debt picture change, in the answer is no. that will lend more support to ideas like grover norquist. whenever we do we have to hold their feet to the fi
as for grover norquist, getting rid of grover norquist is not as easy as you might think. he started his career with george w. bush trying to convince republicans that they should not the campaign just in wealthy suburbs, but they should be attracting ethnic voters. what propelled him into politics with this pledge is that members police said they would do something about the deficit and never did -- members always said they would do something about the deficit and never did. the defense of...
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how about if on the democratic side grover norquist had said never cut any spending? i'm going to sign a bill that says never cut and spending. grover norquist, here's a great example, he does not even believe in economic case multipliers. host: gary says -- guest: what's interesting about the last election cycles is we had under president bush and the end, democrats seized control of congress in big numbers. and we had the big democratic sweep with the white house in 2008. 2010, republicans came sweeping back. we've had a pendulum swing, very contractive time period. that's one of the factors. we have seen both sides really dug in because they don't know where the pendulum will swing in the next direction. host: from one of our viewers -- on facebook -- guest: that's right. one of the points she raises is it's easy to look and collectors and say we will just drop 10% of this program and 20% off that program. but when you get down to the individual programs, we're talking state and local police departments, fire departments, teachers' pay, all sorts of programs that h
how about if on the democratic side grover norquist had said never cut any spending? i'm going to sign a bill that says never cut and spending. grover norquist, here's a great example, he does not even believe in economic case multipliers. host: gary says -- guest: what's interesting about the last election cycles is we had under president bush and the end, democrats seized control of congress in big numbers. and we had the big democratic sweep with the white house in 2008. 2010, republicans...
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they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. people who are rich, who make a lot of money, they are not opposing raising the taxes on them. the only people in america who don't think taxes should be raised on the rich are the republicans who work in this building. so any time the speaker and the republican leader come to the president and say we have got a deal for you, the president's door is always open, and mine is, too. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i would only add the majority leader has given you his view of the last two years. i have certainly given you my take on it. the american people have spoken, and they basically voted for the status quo. the president got re-elected, the senate is still in democratic hands and the house is still in republican hands. the american people have spoken. they obviously expect us to come together and to produce a result. as i indicated, the president called me and probably called others last night. my impression is he would lik
they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. people who are rich, who make a lot of money, they are not opposing raising the taxes on them. the only people in america who don't think taxes should be raised on the rich are the republicans who work in this building. so any time the speaker and the republican leader come to the president and say we have got a deal for you, the president's door is always open, and mine is, too. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the...
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norquist plan, no taxes and death by a thousand cuts. ont: let's get a response his notion that the republicans are to blame and also talk about raising the debt limit and the history of that. guest: i will take the second part first. the truth is raising the debt limit, like robert said, was pretty standard. it has only devolve into what we saw a year ago because it was made into a political issue. otherere's tea party and groups, republicans, and democrats who want the country to deal with the national debt. but the issue is it was used as a political football, used for political purposes. that caused a lot of the acrimony and contentious debate we saw last year. at the same time, lots of people on the other side will say that president obama had potentially a grand bargain on the table with john boehner and if he had stuck to the parameters they have laid out originally, maybe he could have had a deal. there are arguments on both sides. i do think that what the caller is pointing to is the increasing polarization of the parties and po
norquist plan, no taxes and death by a thousand cuts. ont: let's get a response his notion that the republicans are to blame and also talk about raising the debt limit and the history of that. guest: i will take the second part first. the truth is raising the debt limit, like robert said, was pretty standard. it has only devolve into what we saw a year ago because it was made into a political issue. otherere's tea party and groups, republicans, and democrats who want the country to deal with...
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we are excited to have grover norquist. welcome to all of you in c-span landed, people following on twitter. we want to thank the bank of america for supporting the series -- the forum's about the issues that matter the most in washington. last week we talked about how the obama campaign one. this week we will talk about an important issue for conservatives and republicans. we appreciate bank of america's partnership throughout. we are going to bring you into the conversation. good morning, grover norquist. thank you very much. grover is very attached to his bad. >> they told me it was to streamline appeared for the bag. thank you for coming up. can republicans raise taxes? >> it is difficult. >> so not know? >> close to know. the republicans have built a brand as a party that will not raise your taxes. the pledge does not change over time, it does not change across state lines. in the past it was difficult to say to somebody, oh, i will not raise your taxes. why would we not believe you. the democrat also said it is not th
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one middleman adnan grover norquist. someone who was never even elected. here is a man that has caused all the problems. all of the republicans have signed this pledge, which to me is unconstitutional. without him, we would not be talking today. >> salem, oregon, republican line. you are on the air. caller: good morning. as a college student, and i have listened to every single caller, this is an embarrassing day for our country. i am a first-time job hunter, unemployed, a college student with loans, i am embarrassed and looking at this situation. my life is going to be turned upside down because of this. legislators need to stop bickering with these comments. they need to come together and do something like this. i am embarrassed because of not -- because none of my legislators will do anything about it. >> who are your representatives? caller: [indiscernible] it is embarrassing. it was a good conversation and i said -- is there any way that you couldn't speak on the floor to this issue? he said pc would heat would do. he basically lied to my face. even t
one middleman adnan grover norquist. someone who was never even elected. here is a man that has caused all the problems. all of the republicans have signed this pledge, which to me is unconstitutional. without him, we would not be talking today. >> salem, oregon, republican line. you are on the air. caller: good morning. as a college student, and i have listened to every single caller, this is an embarrassing day for our country. i am a first-time job hunter, unemployed, a college student...
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you need to be associate with grover norquist if you want to have a successful election. thank you for the work that you do. guest: thank you for your families service and your profession. i realize i was in a parallel universe here when i was first elected in washington 10 years ago when a democratic member announced that accountants were crooks. i do not think that accountants are crooks. i think they serve a vital function. as a realistic attorney i would not do anything without needing a -- real-estate attorney, i would not do anything without meeting with an accountant two sons of mine served in iraq. i appreciate your son serving. i know the key attacks of 9/11 originated from caves in afghanistan. i give president obama credit. he provided for a surge of troops. he was right. that is how we can stabilize that country. we cannot allow safe havens for terrorism anywhere in the world. these people have every intent to destroy every american. maybe first destroy every israeli. we must take positive steps. the american military can do it. i can remember prime minister t
you need to be associate with grover norquist if you want to have a successful election. thank you for the work that you do. guest: thank you for your families service and your profession. i realize i was in a parallel universe here when i was first elected in washington 10 years ago when a democratic member announced that accountants were crooks. i do not think that accountants are crooks. i think they serve a vital function. as a realistic attorney i would not do anything without needing a --...
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grover norquist. to what extent should an american president pledged his allegiance to an individual? if a president or vice president would sign a pledge to somebody, that's what i would ask? host: in cleveland, ohio, democratic caller annette. caller: i think it will reflect not only the views of those debating but also the views of the president and mr. romney. i would like to hear mr. biden press mr. ryan on his vow your program, because there are a lot of children who receive medicare. my son was handicapped from birth. the voucher and has be program will force him to go out and look for a private provider. and i would like to know, under the voucher program, how will the medication be paid for? sometimes it's up to $1,500 a month. so i would like to hear vice- president biden grill him on this. host: regina is a republican caller now. caller: you are talking about the debate. they keep talking about the 47% commented that mitt romney made. i hope they will debate that tonight, because i did not
grover norquist. to what extent should an american president pledged his allegiance to an individual? if a president or vice president would sign a pledge to somebody, that's what i would ask? host: in cleveland, ohio, democratic caller annette. caller: i think it will reflect not only the views of those debating but also the views of the president and mr. romney. i would like to hear mr. biden press mr. ryan on his vow your program, because there are a lot of children who receive medicare. my...
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host: wide use it they are be holding to grover norquist? -- why do you say they are beholden to grover norquist? the story from south carolina. let's go to charlotte, north carolina. jim, republican calller. what do you think about the race? caller: the later you just spoke to. i do not know what alternative university has been on, but the house is generating bills and the senate has been controlled by democrats, and they are the ones that let them languish in died over there. we're running over 900 days without a budget. maybe she should take notice of that. when it comes to the south, folks down here are real strong when it comes to 10th amendment rights. we know we've voluntarily surrender sovereignty to the united states for the betterment of the country. however, when you talk about a massachusetts moderate implementing mayor ronnie care so everyone would sign up, that goes against the grain. i think people will have a tough time, even though he might win. we will see what happens. to eugene,s go oregon. michael, independent calller. c
host: wide use it they are be holding to grover norquist? -- why do you say they are beholden to grover norquist? the story from south carolina. let's go to charlotte, north carolina. jim, republican calller. what do you think about the race? caller: the later you just spoke to. i do not know what alternative university has been on, but the house is generating bills and the senate has been controlled by democrats, and they are the ones that let them languish in died over there. we're running...
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grover norquist is their leader. host: we got the point. guest: you are alluding to the meetings that took place on the night of barack obama's inauguration. this was a meeting of about 15 congressmen, senators, and other republican leaders, and the unofficial leader of the meeting was newt gingrich. this is not meant to be a dark conspiracy. it was 15 republicans licking their wounds. they were awestruck and devastated. "now we control nothing. what are we going to do?" they went through denial and recognize that they have lost their way. they had been unprincipled. they needed to be unified in their attacks against the obama administration, to attack vulnerable democratic congressman and to attack vulnerable cabinet members. with the hope of taking over the house in 2010 and using the house as the pitch fork against the obama administration. that is what came to pass. grover norquist is key because of his "no new taxes" pledge. nobody had to put a gun to their heads to sign the "no new taxes" pledge. grover norquist was in lockstep with t
grover norquist is their leader. host: we got the point. guest: you are alluding to the meetings that took place on the night of barack obama's inauguration. this was a meeting of about 15 congressmen, senators, and other republican leaders, and the unofficial leader of the meeting was newt gingrich. this is not meant to be a dark conspiracy. it was 15 republicans licking their wounds. they were awestruck and devastated. "now we control nothing. what are we going to do?" they went...
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grover norquist had a conflict at the last minute and will not able to join us. next we will hear from the president of the park project. , cuba. the project is a media project that works with 100 conservative organizations across the country to help us get a consistent message. what i want to tell the conservative movement is that like we have done before over the past 50 years, is to to principles. the conservative principles are those that have been mentioned several times so far this afternoon. freedom of course and a free economy and strong national security, traditional values, the rule of law, and adherence to the constitution. those are the things that the conservative movement was built on starting in nearly 50's. it is the things that keep coming back and i should tell the conservative movement that elections come and go. there was loss for all sorts of reasons. the election will be analyzed, it is being analyzed already. constantly as to why people voted the way they did and they're all sorts of reasons. it is the principles that in thatatives believe
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you're talking about grover norquist. this is an unelected person that is making use sign a pledge that has nothing to do with the country. guest: thank you. i respectfully disagree on all counts. at the beginning you made the case that we are talking about the 47%. republicans are not. democrats are raising this issue over and over. they see political advantage in it. one of our frustrations with the 47% is many do not have the good-paying jobs that would allow them to be taxpayers. our frustration is we have an economy that is flying so low, very weak, with so many people that are unemployed, on food stamps. we want the 47% to be reduced by a stronger economic growth. we want those who begin in the lower classes of the income to become a middle-class taxpayers and those in the middle class to rise to higher levels as well. host: we have been talking about this fiscal cliff that congress is grappling with, as is the white house. you would like to see long-term reform, but you expect something to be hammered out before ch
you're talking about grover norquist. this is an unelected person that is making use sign a pledge that has nothing to do with the country. guest: thank you. i respectfully disagree on all counts. at the beginning you made the case that we are talking about the 47%. republicans are not. democrats are raising this issue over and over. they see political advantage in it. one of our frustrations with the 47% is many do not have the good-paying jobs that would allow them to be taxpayers. our...
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chamber, grover norquist who you pledge your support to, will jump out and immediately say, you're raising taxes. six year fls now, someone will be sitting in this chair and accuse you of raising taxes by closing those lap hole -- loopholes. you'll say, paul sadler told me that's true. if you close loopholes and remove deductions you're raising taxes. >> go ahead and respond. >> i think mr. sadler and i have different definitions of raising taxes. if you eliminate loopholes and don't lower rates, that is raising taxes. but if you eliminate loopholes and lower rates so that the tax rates are not going up, that's not raising taxes but you look historically, every time that's been done, revenue goes up. i am all for increasing revenue through growth. through helping, if small businesses are doing better, if more people have jobs that are producing more, tax revenue goes up but not through jacking up rates but helping small businesses and entrepreneurs create more economic growth. >> every time you take away someone's exemption and they're paying a tax they didn't pay before, they'll say you r
chamber, grover norquist who you pledge your support to, will jump out and immediately say, you're raising taxes. six year fls now, someone will be sitting in this chair and accuse you of raising taxes by closing those lap hole -- loopholes. you'll say, paul sadler told me that's true. if you close loopholes and remove deductions you're raising taxes. >> go ahead and respond. >> i think mr. sadler and i have different definitions of raising taxes. if you eliminate loopholes and...
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, i am grover norquist. april 15, this year, came on a sunday, so we should have got a stay of execution and falling your taxes. today, the 16th, is emancipation day here in d.c., so we got another stay of execution, but tomorrow is the 17th. we have run out of excuses, so all federal income tax forms have to be filed by the 17th. it is interesting that today, the day before the 17th, and the senate side, he helped -- harry reid is putting forward what he calls the buffett rule, which is a tax increase on rich people. this will be voted on today. this is interesting, because just as tax day shows up in and around every april 15, so does the modern democratic party's efforts to do trickle-down taxation show up again and again and again trickle-down taxation is the argument that we are only going to tax rich people, and yet, over time, each of these efforts become a significant tax on all americans. while they discuss the buffett rule as only a tax on the few, some of us are painfully reminded that they said t
, i am grover norquist. april 15, this year, came on a sunday, so we should have got a stay of execution and falling your taxes. today, the 16th, is emancipation day here in d.c., so we got another stay of execution, but tomorrow is the 17th. we have run out of excuses, so all federal income tax forms have to be filed by the 17th. it is interesting that today, the day before the 17th, and the senate side, he helped -- harry reid is putting forward what he calls the buffett rule, which is a tax...
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grover norquist is and has been a spokesperson, a lobbyist, for the national rifle association. we have many powerful groups in this country. i have travelled extensively through the world. every other developed country has health care. in 1996, a person from the took healthcare planet too $111 million in one year and then resigned. the average ceo this greed is rampant. when they get people like the koch brothers -- $100 million donor club. we have the supreme court and everybody has a right to have -47. ak the well regulated militia it is our armed forces. host: you said you lived a long life so far and you remember the best time. caller: the best time was after world war ii. we had in many areas 100% unemployment. host: we will leave it there. here is an op-ed by chales koch . let's go to indiana. hi, aaron. good morning. caller: my issue covers democrats and republicans from congress down to local levels of government. one issue that has not been brought up and has been split under all social issues including religious issues and education is issues of labor. by that i mean
grover norquist is and has been a spokesperson, a lobbyist, for the national rifle association. we have many powerful groups in this country. i have travelled extensively through the world. every other developed country has health care. in 1996, a person from the took healthcare planet too $111 million in one year and then resigned. the average ceo this greed is rampant. when they get people like the koch brothers -- $100 million donor club. we have the supreme court and everybody has a right...
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yet, you take another oath from grover norquist saying that you will never raise taxes. i thought we are represented by one constitution and not two constitutions. how can he get away with if you not voted republican in not raising taxes, how does he get away with that? guest: people don't have power but others be so that with power. i think there is a force more power than an egg -- more powerful than any individual. even the president of united states occupies a position that is the most powerful on earth. people all over this country and the world make their demands clear, there is nothing that can stop those demands from being answered. i mentioned drones' earlier, there is a group that we have been covering called code pink and they are leading a delegation on a dangerous mission. they are american citizens going to pakistan to join with pakistan is. they'll make their way to waziristan, the site of the drama attacks. they are saying there is another face of america that does not support the terrorizing of another nation. that is quite remarkable. all the media shou
yet, you take another oath from grover norquist saying that you will never raise taxes. i thought we are represented by one constitution and not two constitutions. how can he get away with if you not voted republican in not raising taxes, how does he get away with that? guest: people don't have power but others be so that with power. i think there is a force more power than an egg -- more powerful than any individual. even the president of united states occupies a position that is the most...
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his remarks are about 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. >> fellow freedom fighters, fellow americans, and i repeat myself, that is what it means to be an american, to be focused on liberty for ourselves, for everyone in the country, and by example for everyone in the world. three years ago, a new group came into washington, obama, reid, policy, and they had a different vision, the vision of the road to serfdom. they wanted to dramatically increase spending and they did. their plan was to turn us irrevocably into something between france and greece and on a bad day chicago. and they were adamant. they had a theory about what they were doing when they piled up all this spending and debt. you may remember. it is called keynesian economics. if a government takes a dollar from you and gives it to one of obama friends, we are now richer. there is more money in the economy. you can see this in physics where obama, read and pelosi stand on one side of a lake with three buckets. they stand on one side of the lake, fell three buckets wit
his remarks are about 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. >> fellow freedom fighters, fellow americans, and i repeat myself, that is what it means to be an american, to be focused on liberty for ourselves, for everyone in the country, and by example for everyone in the world. three years ago, a new group came into washington, obama, reid, policy, and they had a different vision, the vision of the road to serfdom. they wanted...
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host: why do you say they are beholden to grover norquist? caller: because they have a pledge and every time a obama tries to get something going, they block it because norquist is calling the shots. host: a local story -- the candidate's head south with brass knuckles. charlotte, go to north carolina. a republican caller. what do you think about this contest as the race had south? caller: the lady that just spoke, i don't know what universe she is living in, but the republican house has been generating bills and the senate is the one to let it language and guy over there. we are running over 900 days without a budget and maybe she ought to take notice of that. when it comes to romney coming south, the folks down here are strong when it comes to 10th amendment rights. we voluntarily surrender some of our sovereignty to the united states for the betterment of our country. however, when you talk about massachusetts moderate who emphasizes the mandate implementing romneycare, that goes against the grain. he's going to have a tough time even thou
host: why do you say they are beholden to grover norquist? caller: because they have a pledge and every time a obama tries to get something going, they block it because norquist is calling the shots. host: a local story -- the candidate's head south with brass knuckles. charlotte, go to north carolina. a republican caller. what do you think about this contest as the race had south? caller: the lady that just spoke, i don't know what universe she is living in, but the republican house has been...
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. >> what about the grover norquist bill. >> i talked about issues i'd think our report in the patient's bill of rights. if i am the president, we will have an emergency room care. dad orders. direct access to ob/gyn. that is what i have done in texas. that is the kind of leadership style i bring to washington. >> you can see those clips from the c-span video library and all of the presidential debates streamed live c-span.org /debates. today we focused on the discussion about presidential leadership styles. jon huntsman used bill clinton's democratic convention speech as an example of what mitt romney should do during the first debate for mitt romney tonight. we will also hear from bill kristol and bart gordon. >> i am darrell west. i would like to welcome you to today's events on campaign of leadership. we are what testing today's events, so we would like to welcome those of you better watching through the internet. we also have c-span with us today. we will be live tweeting the event. vileader. during the question and answer time, we will take questions from the live audience, as well
. >> what about the grover norquist bill. >> i talked about issues i'd think our report in the patient's bill of rights. if i am the president, we will have an emergency room care. dad orders. direct access to ob/gyn. that is what i have done in texas. that is the kind of leadership style i bring to washington. >> you can see those clips from the c-span video library and all of the presidential debates streamed live c-span.org /debates. today we focused on the discussion about...
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he is of a grover norquist. can you imagine if we have a president and a vice president who signed a pledge that they cannot do any taxes? how can they begin to compromise? paul ryan is a career politician. there are many people who profit off of these programs. he wants to cut child care for kids. this is crazy. he was part of the problem. he is the problem. he is a part of the republican administration that took that up. thank you. host: louisiana, a republican. caller: i just want to say that our brother watched somebody do something good with the money. that is it. host: cincinnati, now. a democrat, good morning. caller: which -- barack obama and joe biden, all of the way. as far as our current economy, i have two words for you -- republican obstruction. the only reason our economy is not better is because republicans have done everything they can to repeal barack obama. he came in with 13% unemployment. now we're down to 8.3% unemployment. we are headed to 7%. we will be at 6% unemployment if we can stop re
he is of a grover norquist. can you imagine if we have a president and a vice president who signed a pledge that they cannot do any taxes? how can they begin to compromise? paul ryan is a career politician. there are many people who profit off of these programs. he wants to cut child care for kids. this is crazy. he was part of the problem. he is the problem. he is a part of the republican administration that took that up. thank you. host: louisiana, a republican. caller: i just want to say...
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if it won't be grover norquist and the tea party anymore, i still question that will not be the case for them. i am watching the entire republican establishment point the finger at romney, missing the fact that they lost 60% of the youth vote and 70% of the latino vote. the party is heading toward being a minority party in the long term having lost almost two and on their way to three elections in the youth vote. those people will be lifelong democrats. there has to be a change here. if somebody does not get the reins over grover and the tea party, then we will see this groundhog day again and again. a i don't think this is status quo election. it is in terms of who controls what. but i read yesterday that there was a demographic time bomb that went off. i think for the republican party, it was a big with a call and the question will be -- and i am not a republican so i may not be an expert on this -- but the question will be whether or not they can figure out how to move on some of these issues to ensure that the majority of the country, which is rapidly becoming non-white, non-stra
if it won't be grover norquist and the tea party anymore, i still question that will not be the case for them. i am watching the entire republican establishment point the finger at romney, missing the fact that they lost 60% of the youth vote and 70% of the latino vote. the party is heading toward being a minority party in the long term having lost almost two and on their way to three elections in the youth vote. those people will be lifelong democrats. there has to be a change here. if...
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[cheers and applause] and if they will not stand up to rush limbaugh or progress marquest -- grover norquist, what would make you think they would stand up for you? [cheers and applause] d.c., today's republican party believes in two sets of rules. s e for millionaire ats and billionaires', and another for the middle-class. today they have nominated the strongest proponent and beneficiary of this rick game -- mitt romney. never in modern american history has a presidential candidate tried so hard to hide himself from the people he hopes to serve. when you look at the one tax return he has released, it is obvious why. it is obvious why there has only been one. we learned he pays a lower tax rate and middle-class families. we learned he chose swiss bank accounts and cayman islands tax shelters over american institutions. we can only imagines what new secrets would be revealed if he showed the american people a dozen years of tax returns like his father did. [cheers and applause] mitt romney says we should take his word that he paid his fair share. his words? his word? trust comes from transpar
[cheers and applause] and if they will not stand up to rush limbaugh or progress marquest -- grover norquist, what would make you think they would stand up for you? [cheers and applause] d.c., today's republican party believes in two sets of rules. s e for millionaire ats and billionaires', and another for the middle-class. today they have nominated the strongest proponent and beneficiary of this rick game -- mitt romney. never in modern american history has a presidential candidate tried so...
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no obstacles to solving our immediate long term problems is greater than the grover norquist taxpayer pledge, with virtually every republican official in the house and senate committed to an ever increasing taxes, and defect to cut taxes, we will not -- and in fact to cut taxes, we will never solve our problem. john, let the president, and every commission has said, it has to be a balanced package. if you have to increase revenue and cut spending over time, and that includes major health programs like medicare and medicaid. guest: john mentioned that he makes $30,000 and he would be happy to pay more. president obama made a mistake by not calling for pledges from everyone, and by pledging he would not touch the tax cuts, it is the fact that 1% have made enormous amounts. the obtuseness of people at that level sometimes -- we know steve schwarzman, who headed up a major investment firm, when talking about raising his tax rate from 15% to what others pay likened it to hitler in invading poland, but it is not met -- it is not possible to solve this problem on the back of millionaires and
no obstacles to solving our immediate long term problems is greater than the grover norquist taxpayer pledge, with virtually every republican official in the house and senate committed to an ever increasing taxes, and defect to cut taxes, we will not -- and in fact to cut taxes, we will never solve our problem. john, let the president, and every commission has said, it has to be a balanced package. if you have to increase revenue and cut spending over time, and that includes major health...
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politico and the discussion of the so-called fiscal cliff with grover norquist. and at 9:00 eastern on c-span 3, discussions on the 1990 budget deal featuring tom foaly and former white house chief of staff john sununu. and a hearing on amtrak operations at 10:00 a.m. eastern. witnesses include the president of amtrak and a representative of the united transportation union. >> washington worked his way up. went to harvard law school and at the urging of one of his brothers immigrated out west to virginia. he arrived after about a month's journey by ship, by stagecoach, by train and arrived in this -- on steamboat in this muddy, mining town, boarded himself in a log cabin. established a law practice in a log cabin and then slowly worked his way up and became a very successful lawyer and got involved politically, ran for congress, served for eight terms and then befriended abraham lincoln, obviously, from illinois. and grant, and as they were on the rise, washburn stated them as a close confidente during the war and after grant was elected president, he appointed w
politico and the discussion of the so-called fiscal cliff with grover norquist. and at 9:00 eastern on c-span 3, discussions on the 1990 budget deal featuring tom foaly and former white house chief of staff john sununu. and a hearing on amtrak operations at 10:00 a.m. eastern. witnesses include the president of amtrak and a representative of the united transportation union. >> washington worked his way up. went to harvard law school and at the urging of one of his brothers immigrated out...
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guest: where does grover norquist fit in right now? is that pledge causing problems in terms of being able to negotiate, move forward? guest: i don't think it does. you read it and really think about what it says. it says you don't raise taxes for the fun of it. you don't close loophole deductions for the fun of it. you do it as part of fundamental tax reform to grow the economy more. i think that is the right solution going forward. so i think it's been a nice political bumper sticker type of discussion, but i don't think really relevant to what we are trying to do. host: jackie the democrat in east lake, ohio. hi. chris: good morning. representative, you talk about the 47% that don't pay income taxes in this country. what you are talking about are people who have worked all their lives that are on social security that they are living on social security. you're also talking about people that work every day of their lives for $8, $9, $10 an hour who are trying to raise their family on that. and because of the fact that they have a fami
guest: where does grover norquist fit in right now? is that pledge causing problems in terms of being able to negotiate, move forward? guest: i don't think it does. you read it and really think about what it says. it says you don't raise taxes for the fun of it. you don't close loophole deductions for the fun of it. you do it as part of fundamental tax reform to grow the economy more. i think that is the right solution going forward. so i think it's been a nice political bumper sticker type of...
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that is in with grover norquist. host: we will talk more about that as the program goes on. let's take a moment and look at mitt romney's overall campaign moments. here is a headline from "the washington post" -- this will publish before mitt romney said he was announcing his vice- presidential pick. we have the national political reporter with a politico. guest: good morning. host: where are you this morning? how surprised were you? guest: i am currently trying to get my luggage onto a bus in a hotel in norfolk where we had thought the morning was going to be calm. instead, we have had very little sleep. people are running around trying to figure out what is going on. people thought it could come today but based on what we heard from the campaign yesterday on the bus tour, we were on the ground with them yesterday in virginia, we thought it was not coming. we thought they would hold off for another week. reporters were wandering around norfolk at 1:00 this morning. host: added to get the information and how did the news trickled out? there's a website that is up now romneyr
that is in with grover norquist. host: we will talk more about that as the program goes on. let's take a moment and look at mitt romney's overall campaign moments. here is a headline from "the washington post" -- this will publish before mitt romney said he was announcing his vice- presidential pick. we have the national political reporter with a politico. guest: good morning. host: where are you this morning? how surprised were you? guest: i am currently trying to get my luggage onto...
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talk to grover norquist. this is what he says. i have to find out what is in the water. >> you do a pretty good grover impression. >> there were some democrats that survived that should not have. >> one candidate that to buy that is in georgia, the beneficiary of an inept republican challenger. he probably ran the best tv campaign. the seven democrats have to run the gamut appealing to the black liberal base in their district while appealing to the median voter that is white and conservative. he ran these ads you have to watch that appeal to inner-city black liberals and rural whites and a fascinating way. he outperform the republican, where mitt romney won 50%. mcintyre is deadlock with his challenger. he ran a stellar campaign. mcintyre could run for chairman of the republican party committee. >> the advertisement was with john barrow features him with his gun and that nobody would take it away from him. his grandfather used his gun to stop a lynching. fascinating way to thread that needle. one of the better ads of the year. we
talk to grover norquist. this is what he says. i have to find out what is in the water. >> you do a pretty good grover impression. >> there were some democrats that survived that should not have. >> one candidate that to buy that is in georgia, the beneficiary of an inept republican challenger. he probably ran the best tv campaign. the seven democrats have to run the gamut appealing to the black liberal base in their district while appealing to the median voter that is white...
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there has been a debate in washington between warren buffett and grover norquist. warren buffett says -- the wealthy in this country can and should pay more. and balancing the budget is a way for more economic growth down the line. who knows more about the american economy? >> who knows more about tax policy? the right course for america is not to raise taxes. obama and people of his political persuasion would like to take more money from the american people so that they can continue to grow government. but the answer is not to grow government, this is to shrink government. the government is growing at a faster rate with inflation. i cut a whole series of programs -- and the number one to cut is obamacare. returning to the states of the whole series of programs, and finally, with regards to entitlements, i do not want to change medicare and social security for the current retirees, but young people have to recognize that in the future, higher-income people will receive less payments of the support program. >> you seem to be a little bit uncomfortable with the momen
there has been a debate in washington between warren buffett and grover norquist. warren buffett says -- the wealthy in this country can and should pay more. and balancing the budget is a way for more economic growth down the line. who knows more about the american economy? >> who knows more about tax policy? the right course for america is not to raise taxes. obama and people of his political persuasion would like to take more money from the american people so that they can continue to...
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he said that, basically, until we get grover norquist out of the house of representatives, we are not going to get anything done. it is better to go off the cliff so we can get him out of the way. they have a choke hold on our representatives. >> a couple more minutes of your phone calls, reaction to john boehner's comments and the impending fiscal cliff congress faces. north carolina is next. caller: thank you for taking my phone call. i am a registered republican and i voted for polo. the reason why i did it is he is the best man for that job. i am happy to be here -- to hear john boehner's town but the american public has spoken. they should be listening and maybe for a change we can work together. reform is a number one priority, as the callers have stated. i think it has been on every president's plate going back to the time of john f. kennedy. it is time for the american public to make their statements and hopefully, with the election next year, that might send a further message and i think that finally he might be able to get some bipartisanship. >> you have seen reaction from
he said that, basically, until we get grover norquist out of the house of representatives, we are not going to get anything done. it is better to go off the cliff so we can get him out of the way. they have a choke hold on our representatives. >> a couple more minutes of your phone calls, reaction to john boehner's comments and the impending fiscal cliff congress faces. north carolina is next. caller: thank you for taking my phone call. i am a registered republican and i voted for polo....